March 26, 2023

SPH This Week.

Hispanic, Black, and Low-Income Adults Are Less Likely to Replace Smoking with Vaping

A new study shows that these populations are more likely to believe that e-cigarettes pose greater harm than cigarettes, compared to White adults and adults with more education and income. See the findings.

VIEWPOINT

Now Is the Time for the Massachusetts State House to Pass the Healthy Youth Act

A new CDC report highlights the importance of passing the Act, which would ensure that more young people in our state have access to quality sex and relationship education in school, write Julia Raifman and Jamie Klufts in a new Viewpoint. Learn more.

THURSDAY

MAR

1–2 p.m.

A Conversation with Rochelle Walensky

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE AND IN-PERSON

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will join Dean Sandro Galea for a discussion about the credibility of the public health field, lessons learned from the pandemic, and how public health can better support underserved populations.

ALUMNI NEWS

'Parents Have an Opportunity to Make a Difference Here'

Alum Katie Haupt (SPH'22), an implementation and quality improvement specialist at The Baker Center for Children and Families who has pursued interests in reproductive health and sex education, recently authored a study with Kimberly Nelson and Journey Simmons in the Journal of LGBT Youth about the sexual health topics that adolescent sexual minority males discuss with parents. Learn more.

ACTIVIST LAB

Activist Lab Meet & Greet Fosters Inclusive Partnerships

On March 15, the Activist Lab invited SPH students, faculty, and staff to join local organizations serving people with disabilities for an evening of informal networking in Hiebert Lounge. The Disability Justice Meet & Greet featured representatives from seven area nonprofits. Read more.

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Register for PHX's 2023 Summer Institute

The PHX Summer Institute offers short, immersive programs open to professionals across sectors, and with all levels of public health knowledge. The program takes place from May to July and features courses on Excel, public health management and the law, ArcGIS Pro, and essentials of biostatistics. Learn more and register.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

The Responsibility We Cannot Share

As women's reproductive rights are being stripped away, men's participation in family planning is essential. But long-acting, reversible, and reliable contraceptive options for men do not exist yet, writes PHP fellow Barbara Espinosa in a new Viewpoint. Learn more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Free Lunch: Boosting Nutrition and Math Scores

Free meals in schools have resulted in more students eating both breakfast and lunch, and have led to improved performance in the classroom, writes PHP fellow Abby Outterson in a new databyte. Read more.

SNAPSHOT

SPH Sna pshot: M arch 20-25, 2023

Scenes from the week on campus, including a practicum expo, a variety show, and Accepted Students Day. View the gallery.

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In the Media.

CNN

Mental Health Struggles Are Driving More College Students to Consider Dropping Out, Survey Finds

Quotes Sarah Lipson, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

BOSTON GLOBE

Just Say ‘No’ to Cocktails To-Go

Letter to the Editor by David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.

POLITICO

What’s Making Maternal Mortality Worse?

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.

THE TRACE

Shootings of Children Nearly Doubled During the Pandemic—and Black Kids Bore the Brunt of the Violence

Quotes Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.

VIEW ALL MEDIA MENTIONS

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The US maternal mortality rate for Black women was nearly three times higher than it was for White women. Hear more from Eugene Declercq, who spoke about this crisis with CBS News.

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